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    Molting in February?

    Granted it's a very warm February. We're in Las Vegas and our winter has been yo-yoing. This past week has steadily climbed to about 70 degrees. Our hens are about a year old. We got them at about 5 months and they did not have a molt in the fall. I noticed some butt feathers missing from one...
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    My chickens ate a pigeon.

    For about a week, pigeons were somehow getting into the coop/run. I'm assuming they were after the feed/scratch. We kept covering areas we thought they were squeezing through with no luck. I went out the other morning and found the chickens had attacked, killed and were picking the meat off a...
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    Foods to avoid?

    Are there any foods chickens shouldn't eat? I've heard they like watermelon but our only like the seeds. They seem disinterested in much else besides greens and weeds and their bag of feed.
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    ants, bees and black widows

    My chickens have been eating ants. Is this okay? They will get right in the middle of them. Can the ants hurt them? One of the chickens also tried to eat a bee. Apparently it stung her cuz she rubbed her beak on the ground and in her water dish for awhile. I hope she learned this one for...
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    Question regarding some of my local breeders

    I hope this is the right place to post this. I've been calling a couple local breeders and asking them about their chickens and how they've been raised. From both places I've heard something similar that I'm not really liking. I'd like to get the opinions of others. For a bit of background...
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    Intro from Vegas!

    Hello! My name is Tara and my hubs is Justin. We are about to become new chicken owners and are very excited. We're working on our chicken tractor now and are still deciding on breeds. Our son is 9 years old and unschools. He's not so excited about the chickens as he wanted bunnies instead...
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    Can you help me find the right breed?

    Hi all! We're just starting out (building the coop!) and I've been researching chickens. There are obviously a lot of options and I'm having trouble finding the right pick for our circumstances. Can anyone help? We're looking for a chicken to fit these criteria: - must be more...
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